The ”church of the Holy Wisdom,” Haghia Sophia is among the world’s biggest architectural achievements. Greater than 1,400 years old, it stands as a testimony to the sophistication of sixth-... Read more

Europe’s most unconventional church, Sagrada Família is an emblem of a metropolis that likes to consider itself as individualistic. Full of symbolism inspired by nature, and striving for ori... Read more

The history of Germany’s greatest Gothic cathedral is unusually long and complex. The foundation stone of the current Cologne cathedral was laid on August 15, 1248, and the presbytery consec... Read more

This wonderful high-vaulted cathedral was designed within the French Gothic style by William of Sens in 1070 and was the first Gothic church in England. It was constructed to replicate Cante... Read more

Since the thirteenth century, Westminster Abbey has been the burial place of Britain’s monarchs and the setting for coronations and royal weddings. It is without doubt one of the most stunni... Read more

Considered one of the most stunning monuments to the Russian Orthodox Church, St. Basil’s has come to symbolize Moscow and Russia to the outside world. Commissioned by Ivan the Terrible to c... Read more

The only stave church to have remained unchanged since the Middle ages is Borgund Stave Church in western Norway. Dedicated to the apostle St. Andrew, it dates from round 1150 and is constru... Read more

Chartres Cathedral, also referred to as Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Chartres is without doubt one of the best examples of French Gothic architecture. It was constructed over the remain... Read more